September 10th:

---

Tour and talk, from Roman Milecastle to Arts Centre

The history of the Arts Centre site goes back to the building of Hadrian’s Wall and a Milecastle Courtyard that is still in use. The fascinating story of this political, mercantile and cultural powerhouse is told on a guided tour.

Set between the lines of the Roman and City Walls this location is at the heart of the City’s cultural past and current arts development. It is a carefully restored group of buildings on Roman foundations, which through centuries of development can be traced involving the lives of people that dominated Tyneside. Today the Arts Centre is a meeting place for over 60 groups and organisations and hosts more than a thousand events each year. Visitors will be shown part of a Roman Milecastle and told the story of how this site developed over centuries, and the future plan of a new Cultural Zone for the west end of the City.

Event Times

Saturday 10th September: Tour  11.00, (12.00 cancelled), 14.00

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required (Bookings now closed.)

Contact: Events Office Newcastle Arts Centre Call: 0191 2615618 Email: venue@newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk

Booking opens: 28 August 2022 10:00am

Booking closes: 10th September 2022 10:00am

Visit: www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/tour-and-talk-from-roman-milecastle-to-arts-centre

Access

Ground floor – easy access . Basement – stairs or limited escorted lift access . First Floor – stairs and lift access . Limited on street parking . All Day parking at the Central Station from 10am £7.

COVID-19 Considerations

This event will run in line with local & national government guidelines at the time of the festival.

Additional Information

Max 30 people per tour/session. 40 mins.

Work started on the restoration of this group of historic buildings 40 years ago. Now it is a busy community enterprise used by over 60 groups and organisations and in 2019 was hosting over 1000 events per year.

Shops include a Chocolatier, Vinyl Records, At Materials, Hairdresser, Original Crafts, and Picture Framer. It houses – Gallery, Performance Venues, Studios and Workshops.
Contact for the day: Event Office 0191 2615618

Directions.

Near the Central Station . on the A186 travelling east. Google wrongly advises using Clayton St when driving from the East. Cars cannot turn onto Westgate Road. When travelling West pass the Central Station, do not turn right until St James Boulevard.

Newcastle Arts Centre, 67, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 1SG/ Near the Central Station

September 17th:

---

Tour and talk, ‘From Mansion House to Art House’

Assembly House 55 Westgate Road,
A seat of 17th and 18th Century power.

A very special building a grand country house in the City, decorated as a Georgian celebration of Roman Imperialism.  Visit 55 Westgate Road and enjoy the city’s oldest arts building. Take a tour of this unique town house that stands on the line of Hadrian’s Wall – Featured as ‘Assembly House’ on the ‘Corbridge Map’ of 1723. As a Mansion House, it was the centre of civic power in the 1680s , became the City’s 1st Assembly House, and later an important home. The building now stands as modernised in 1775.

Event Times

Saturday 17th September: Tour  11.00, 12.00, 14.00

Booking Details

Pre-booking: Required (Bookings now closed.)

Contact: Events Office Newcastle Arts Centre Call: 0191 2615618 Email: venue@newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk

Booking opens: 28 August 2022 10:00am

Booking closes: 17th September 2022 10:00am

Visit: 
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/tour-and-talk-from-mansion-house-to-art-house1

Access

Un-modernised historic building, sorry there is no wheelchair access.

COVID-19 Considerations

This event will run in line with local & national government guidelines at the time of the festival.

Additional Information

Max 30 people per tour/session. 40 mins.

Contact for the day: Event Office 0191 2615618

Directions.

Near the Central Station . on the A186 travelling east. Google wrongly advises using Clayton St when driving from the East. Cars cannot turn onto Westgate Road. When travelling West pass the Central Station, do not turn right until St James Boulevard.

Newcastle Arts Centre, 67, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 1SG/ Near the Central Station